Sarah Richardson Reveals Her Secret Recipe for Design

Do you get overwhelmed when thinking about where to start with a room makeover? Before you pick a pattern, colour or piece of furniture, click through to find out Sarah’s recipe for achieving the perfect look.

We asked Sarah:

“Is there ever a time natural wood wins?”

Sarah replied: “If you think about the light and the dark, the dark usually is the wood, you need something light to contrast it against, so that you see it and appreciate it. So I think I’ve sort of gained this reputation of being a wood-hater, which I’m not. If you have great wood furniture, if you put it against a wood wall, and a wood floor and wood ceiling, you can’t see it. I love a timber-framed house, but I’d fill it with white furniture. I would do something that would make it so you would see it and notice it. “

Perhaps something not noted in the recipe, but that is equally important to a great design, is to have fun! Just like Sarah, pictured here on set of Sarah 101 with Tommy Smythe.